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Peintures de tortues sur la plage de Ngor
N'Gor right. Photo: Tbo47, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

N'Gor right

Surf spot · Senegal

Is it worth the trip?

39Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 2: 4 ft swell at 12 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 53 out of 100

Swell
4 ft12 shollow
Energy
480kJ
Wind
NNE 7 kn
Temp
29°C

Tue 3 · 48 out of 100

Swell
6 ft10 scrumbling
Energy
532kJ
Wind
NE 8 kn
Temp
31°C

Wed 4 · 41 out of 100

Swell
4 ft9 shollow
Energy
226kJ
Wind
NE 10 kn
Temp
31°C

Thu 5 · 15 out of 100

Swell
3 ft8 smushy
Energy
102kJ
Wind
NNE 14 kn
Temp
30°C

Fri 6 · 18 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
40kJ
Wind
NNE 12 kn
Temp
32°C

Sat 7 · 30 out of 100

Swell
3 ft4 smushy
Energy
33kJ
Wind
NE 9 kn
Temp
34°C

Sun 8 · 32 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 shollow
Energy
55kJ
Wind
SE 3 kn
Temp
35°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 136, poor
  2. Mon 253, fair
  3. Tue 348, fair
  4. Wed 441, poor
  5. Thu 515, too small
  6. Fri 618, poor
  7. Sat 730, poor
  8. Sun 832, too small
  9. Mon 925, too small
  10. Tue 1080, good

The spot in six facts

  • Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
  • Offshore: SEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–8 ftof swell
  • Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best in Sep3 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

N'Gor right does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at N'Gor right, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov36, poor3 ft12 shollow5 ft at break (est.)269kJwind from the north, 7 knots32°C
Mon 2Nov53, fair4 ft12 shollow7 ft at break (est.)480kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots29°C
Tue 3Nov48, fair6 ft10 scrumbling8 ft at break (est.)532kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots31°C
Wed 4Nov41, poor4 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.)226kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots31°C
Thu 5Nov15, too small3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.)102kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots30°C
Fri 6Nov18, poor3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)40kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots32°C
Sat 7Nov30, poor3 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.)33kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots34°C
Sun 8Nov32, too small2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.)55kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore35°C
Mon 9Nov25, too small2 ft11 shollow3 ft at break (est.)84kJwind from the west-north-west, 7 knots36°C
Tue 10Nov80, good4 ft10 shollow6 ft at break (est.)250kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots34°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 00:59 +0.6 mLow 07:30 −0.4 mHigh 13:43 +0.3 mLow 19:28 −0.3 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 02:11 +0.5 mLow 08:46 −0.4 mHigh 15:09 +0.3 mLow 20:45 −0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 03:32 +0.5 mLow 10:06 −0.4 mHigh 16:32 +0.3 mLow 22:08 −0.3 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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Photos of N'Gor right

Petite plage près de Ngor
Photo: Tbo47, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About N'Gor right

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces NW (325°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (145°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 21). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 20°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Dakar, 5.6 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 14 surf spots.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$871–US$1,670 each

about US$871–US$1,670 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to DSS, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$502–US$1,050
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$60–US$100
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$121–US$194
Food7 days eating outabout US$134–US$241
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$54–US$94
Totalabout US$871–US$1,670

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Dakar

Closest

Dakar

10 min by car · 12 places to stay

about US$47/nightcountry average

See 12 places to stay in Dakar · Booking.com

About Dakar its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$47 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 18h 20m

About 18h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DSS, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), then 1h 05m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.